Ironing board



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IBONING BOARD. 7 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1920.

Patented 0M1, 19:22.

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WILLIAM L. MOGUWATT, Git" GALT, MESSOUBT.

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Application filed march 19, 1.92@. Serial H0. 36?,067.

- To all it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. Mo- GFOWAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Gait, in the county of Grundy, State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Ironing Board; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full; clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

, The invention relates to ironing boards and has for its object toprovide an ironling-board, which ironing board is pivotally secured in acasing, which casing is adapted to be set into a wall thereby forming acon-' venient storage place for the ironing board so that the ironingboard at all times when not in use will be out of the way.

A. further object is to provide an ironing board cabinet adapted to beimbedded in a wall, and to provide a vertically slidable and adjustableframe in said cabinet, to which frame at its lower end, one end of theiron ing board is pivotally connected in such a manner that said ironingboard may be folded u wardly into the cabinet when the slidable rame isin a lowered position. Also to provide means carried by the frame forholding the ironing board in a horizontal position when in use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination an arrangement of parts as hereinafter .set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings V Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ironing boardcabinet showing the ironing board in position for use.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view through the vertically adfiustableframe and a portion of the ironing board.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4; is an enlarged detail sectional view through the lower portionof the cabinet, showing the slidable frame removed.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the means for securing the weightcords to the siidable frame.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a rectangular shapedcabinet which is adapted to be imbedded in a wall and 2 a flange aroundthe opening 3 of the cabinet, which flange engages the surface of thewall when the cabinet is in place. Slidably mounted on guide strips 4carried on the inner faces of the sides 5 of the cabinet is arectangular-shaped frame 6. The frame 6 is provided with channels 7 forthe reception of the guide strips 4: so that said frame will be heldwithin the chamber of the cabinet as the same is moved upwardly anddownwardly. However to assist and counterbalance the frame 6conventional form of weights 8 may be utilized, which weights areconnected to the frame 6 as at 9 by means of cords 10, said cords 10passing upwardly and over conventional forms of pulleys 11. The frame 6comprises side rails 12, which rails are connected together by crossbars 13,14c, and 15. Hingedly connected to the cross bar as at 16 is anironing board 17, the rear end of said ironing board projectingrearwardly of the bar 15 so that when said board is in a horizontalposition its end 18 will engage the cross bar 14 and be limited in itsdownward movement. The cross bars 13 and 14 are so positioned that whenthe board 17 is moved upwardly so that it will be housed in the cabinet1, said bars 13 and 1 1 will limit the inward movement of the board. InFigure 2 and also in Fi ure 1, theboard is shown in vertical positlon indotted lines. When the board 17 is in vertical position, pins 19 areplaced in apertures 20 in the rails 12.0f the frame 6 for holding theboard in said vertical position. The rails 12 are also provided withapertures 21, which apertures are ada ted to be placed in registrationwith any 0 the apertures 22 in the side 5 of the cabinet, so that pins23 may be passed through said registering aperture for holding the frame6 in any position to which it may have been moved.

The cabinet is preferably provided with a door, however for purposes ofillustration the door has been eliminated so as to more clearly show thestructure.

When it is desired to use the ironing board, the pins 19 are removed,then the operator grasps the upper end of the ironing board 17 and pullsoutwardlyon the same until the board resumes the position shown inFigure 2, at which time the operator adjusts the frame 6 upwardly to thedesired llil height for ironing and places the pins 23 through theregisterinlg apertures 21 and 22 so that the frame wi be held inadjusted position. When it is desired to fold the ironing board backinto the cabinet the above operation is reversed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful isA vertically slidable supporting member for su porting and holding anironing board in a orizontal position and in a vertical osition, saidsupporting member comprismg a frame having space parallel side rails, atransversely disposed horizontal-bar carried adjacent the lower endsofthe arallel side rails and adjacent their front side's, an ironingboard hingedl connected to said horizontal bar, a secon horizontal barconnecting the rear sides of the parallel side rails parallel to andspaced above and rearwardly of the first mentioned horizontal bar adistance substantially equal to the thickness of the ironing board, abar connecting the rear sides of the parallel side rails and located invertical ali nment with the other connecting bar carrie by the rear sideof the parallel side rails, a removable pin carried adjacent the upperend of one of the bars and spaced from the adjacent horizontal bar adistance substantially e ual to the thickness of the ironing board, andmeans to hold said supporting member in fixed position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribirig witnexes.

WI LIAM L. McGOWAN.

Witnesses:

A. L. TERRY, Gno. A. Snonns.

